【问】(1) antibiotics the treatment of human disease are only in that they

are from fungi and bacteria. (TOEFL，83. 8)

(2)The twins are so much_____that it is difficult to tell one from the other.

A. similar B. equal C. like D. alike(攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题，83A)

我看不出上面的试题(1)有什么错误，也看不出为什么试题(2)不能选C (like)。

【答】 出题者的意图是：like一般用作介词，用作形容词时只能充当前置定语，而不能充当表语(此时应当用alike)。各类标准英语考试的考生应牢记英语测试专家们的这一观点。英语教师和英语研究者则应进一步掌握现代英语的实际使用情况。实际上用作形容词的like也可以充当表语。The American Heritage Dictionary明确指出：形容词like可以用作alike：Theyare as like as two brothers.请观察类似的例子：

1.They’re as like as two peas. (Chambers)

他们长得一模一样。

2. He and his brother are very like.(Longman Lexicon of Comtem porary English)

他和他兄弟长得很像。

3. Then there are Hans and Peter，the twins...and they are very like each other.(Essen-tial English，Book 1，P.150)

那里有汉斯和彼得，这对孪生兄弟……他们长得很象。